His secrets to be scannd by them who ought

Wherein to read his wondrous Works, and learne

So spake our Sire, and by his countnance seemd

Her Husband the Relater she preferrd

With conjugal Caresses, from his Lip

To ask or search I blame thee not, for Heavn

This to attain, whether Heavn move or Earth, [ 70 ]

Who art to lead thy ofspring, and supposest

Not unattended, for on her as Queen [ 60 ]

And toucht by her fair tendance gla

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dlier grew.

Delighted, or not capable her eare

But in the fruitful Earth; there first receavd

Though, in comparison of Heavn, so small,

Is as the Book of God before thee set,

Cycle and Epicycle, Orb in Orb:

With lowliness Majestic from her seat,

The mightie frame, how build, unbuild, contrive

Rose, and went forth among her Fruits and Flours,

His Seasons, Hours, or Dayes, or Months, or Yeares:

Her Nurserie; th九-九-藏-书-网ey at her coming sprung

Into all Eyes to wish her still in sight.

Yet went she not, as not with such discourse

Before the Angel, and of him to ask

That bodies bright and greater should not serve

Earth sitting still, when she alone receaves

And calculate the Starrs, how they will weild [ 80 ]

And Grace that won who saw to wish her stay,

From Man or Angel the great Architect

To save appeerances, how gird the Sphear

Imports no九九藏书t, if thou reckn right, the rest

Did wisely to conceal, and not divulge

The benefit: consider first, that Great [ 90 ]

Or Bright inferrs not Excellence: the Earth

Entring on studious thoughts abstruse, which Eve [ 40 ]

Hereafter, when they come to model Heavn

Chose rather: hee, she knew would intermix

The less not bright, nor Heavn such journies run,

Not Words alone pleasd her. O when meet now

Nor glistering, may of solid good c九*九*藏*书*网ontaine

A pomp of winning Graces waited still,

Adam relating, she sole Auditress;

Such pairs, in Love and mutual Honour joynd?

His laughter at thir quaint Opinions wide

Grateful digressions, and solve high dispute [ 55 ]

Benevolent and facil thus replid. [ 65 ]

To visit how they prosperd, bud and bloom, [ 45 ]

And Raphael now to Adams doubt proposd

And from about her shot Darts of desire

With Goddess-like demeanour forth she went;

Who九九藏书网se vertue on it self workes no effect, [ 95 ]

More plenty then the Sun that barren shines,

Perceaving where she sat retird in sight,

Rather admire; or if they list to try [ 75 ]

Alreadie by thy reasoning this I guess, [ 85 ]

Conjecture, he his Fabric of the Heavns

His beams, unactive else, thir vigour find.

Of what was high: such pleasure she reservd, [ 50 ]

With Centric and Eccentric scribld ore,

Hath left to thir disputes, perhaps to move